Improvement in churns



lnited tude @aient @with Letters Pfl-tent No. 101,666, dci-tell A11/ril 5, 1876.

IMPROVEMENT 1N cHURNs.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere:I P atent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN B. SCHUETTE, of Lockington, in the county of Shelby andin the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ohurns; and do hereby declare that t-he following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a rocking churn that is operated 'by a treadle, and is provided with a hinged cover, so. that it can be used as a stand whenever desired.

1n order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will n ow proceed to describe its construction and cperation, referring tothe annexed drawings, in which- Fignre 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my stand and churn;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the treadle and treadleshaft, and

Figure 3 is a side View of one of the chnrn-dashers.

A representsa stand of any suitable dimensions, resting upon legs B B.

The stand 'itself has no bottom, but is provided with a hingedlid, O, so that, when the lid is let down, the stand can be used as a table for sewing, or any other purpose.

Along the inner sides of the front and rear of the standA are cleats or bars, vD, having a notch or recess in the center Vof their upper edges, inwhich notches the pivots of the churn E are placed.

The churn E isof the kind known as boxchurns,7 and provided.v ou the front and rear sides with pivots or journals, on which it hangs.

It is also provided with a tight-fitting lid, G, having an air-hole in the center.

In cross-bars between the legs B B of the stand is pivoted a treadle-shait, H, having the foot-piece or treadle I, and on each side thereof is a small ear, a, extending in opposite directions, as shown in iig. 2.

The ears (t a are, by double joints b l) and pitmeu J J, connected with ears e c at or near each end of the churn.

The trcadle being worked with the foot, like a sewing-machine, the churn obtains an easy rocking motion.

The box or churn E is provided with a pair of dashers, K K, constructed asshown in fig. 3, of small bars placed at right angles, leaving suitable apertures for the milk or cream to pass through.

These dashers are placed in an inclined position, as shown in iig. 1, thc sides of the churn being grooved for their insertion.

As the churn is `put in motion the cream rushes forwardand back through the flashers and strikes against the ends of the box.

There is a wooden spring, L, fastened in the stand under the center of the churn, so that the churn while in motion strikes said spring, which causes the churn to react, and the butter to form much sooner.

It gathers itself by forming a roll in each end-by the same motion.-

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire lto secure by Letters Patent, is-

Tbe combination and arrangement of the stand A, with hinged lid C, churn E, with dashers K K, spring L, pitmen J J, treadleeshaft H, and treadle I, all constructed as described, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of January, 1870.

JOHN B. SHUETTE.

YVitnesses J. C. ALTHOFF, NATHAN WILSON. 

